Calhoun High School senior Jenny Wu understands pain. As a volunteer in the emergency room at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, the 17-year-old has seen the agony of injury and disease –– and, she said, she wants to help.
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Scott Brinton
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11/9/10
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“Pain.”
That’s the one word that Calhoun High School cross-country coach David Hendler used to describe the brutal 3.1-mile course that his squad of six seniors and one junior will face when they compete for the New York State Cross-Country Championship this Saturday at Lakeside Park in Pawling, N.Y.
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Scott Brinton
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11/8/10
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Wherever Tyler Seaman was, laughter was never far behind. That is how those closest to him would like to remember the 2010 Calhoun High School graduate, who died Oct. 29 after a long battle with …
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/5/10
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Students at Merrick Avenue Middle School recently participated in a Crazy Hat Day. Each student who wore a crazy hat donated money to support a cure for juvenile diabetes. In all, MAMS raised more than $500.
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11/5/10
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John F. Kennedy High School recently named one student from each academic department to receive Student of the Month recognition for October.
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11/4/10
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Sacred Heart Elementary School in North Merrick marked National Fire Safety Month in October with a lesson from the Hempstead Fire Department.
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11/4/10
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Editor’s note: Shulman is a Herald student columnist from Kennedy High School, which has students from Bellmore and Merrick.
From the time that we are children, we are told to be ourselves –– to be unique. Students show their unique natures daily. How they dress, how they act and how they learn are all different. But there is one part of school where most students do not try to be themselves: their schedule. Why does this happen? Students constantly ask their guidance counselors the question, “What looks good for college?” instead of the asking themselves the obvious question, “What do I actually enjoy?”
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Ross Shulman
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11/4/10
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Exhibits and more...
Acquired Riches: Highlights From The Hofstra University Museum CollectionAn exhibit celebrating Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, highlights the artists, genres, and …
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11/3/10
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for tonight, Nov. 3, has been cancelled. The board was unable to make a quorum in order to hold the meeting. The next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Brookside School in North Merrick at 8 p.m.
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Scott Brinton
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11/3/10
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In light of recent vandalism at local schools, the Merrick School District is looking into the possibility of installing infrared cameras outside each of its three elementary schools to provide night vision, Assistant Superintendent Christine Grucci said at a recent South Merrick Community Civic Association meeting.
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David Weingrad
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11/2/10
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